EPA Resources fo Earth Day – April 22, 2011
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Report: Canada is the most significant source for U.S. energy imports
Energy Information Administration – Canada Country Analysis Brief: “Canada has been a significant component of the global energy trade due to its proximity to and trade with the largest energy consumer in the world, the United States. Canada maintains a surplus in all sellable energy commodities, exporting crude oil, natural gas, coal and electricity. The …
CBO – The Effects of Automatic Stabilizers on the Federal Budget
The Effects of Automatic Stabilizers on the Federal Budget – April 21, 2011. See also Tables to Accompany the 2011 Automatic Stabilizers Report “This report focuses on the automatic responses of revenues and outlays to developments in the economythe automatic stabilizersthat reflect cyclical movements in real (inflation-adjusted) output and unemployment. CBO estimates that automatic stabilizers …
BEA: Local Area Personal Income, 2009
“Today, the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) released estimates of personal income at the county level for 2009. Among large counties (those with a population of more than 250,000) the change in personal income from 2008 to 2009 ranged from an 8.1 percent decline (in Oakland County, Michigan) to a 4.2 percent gain (in Loudoun …
U.S. Department of Transportation Expands Airline Passenger Protections
News release: “U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced new airline passenger protections that will require airlines to reimburse passengers for bag fees if their bags are lost, provide consumers involuntarily bumped from flights with greater compensation, expand the current ban on lengthy tarmac delays, and disclose hidden fees. The rulemaking finalized today builds on passenger …
Census – 2008 Immigration/Emigration Supplement Data
2008 Immigration/Emigration Supplement Data: “These data focus on five migration-related topics – citizenship, year of entry, residence one year ago, residents and emigrants abroad and monetary transfers. The monetary transfers section, in particular, is noteworthy because it represents the first time questions on both the giving and receiving of these transfers were included on a …
BLS: Consumer Price Index increases 2.7 percent in 12 months
News release: “Over the last 12 months, the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) all items index increased 2.7 percent before seasonal adjustment, the largest increase since December 2009. The food index has risen 2.9 percent over the past 12 months. The index for food at home has risen 3.6 percent with the …
New GAO Reports: Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, TARP
Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Update on Federal Financial Risks and Claims Processing, GAO-11-397R, April 18, 2011 Management Report: Improvements Are Needed in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting for the Troubled Asset Relief Program, GAO-11-434R, April 18, 2011
Proposed rule to implement amendments to the Truth in Lending Act
News release: “The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday requested public comment on a proposed rule under Regulation Z that would require creditors to determine a consumer’s ability to repay a mortgage before making the loan and would establish minimum mortgage underwriting standards. The revisions to the regulation, which implements the Truth in Lending Act (TILA), …
Federal Reserve redesigns the frequently asked questions section of its website
“The Federal Reserve Board has redesigned and expanded the Current FAQs (frequently asked questions) section of its website. New questions and answers address the Federal Reserve’s roles and actions, currency and coin, consumer issues, the banking and financial system, and the economy. Many answers link to related information and resources, and videos accompany some answers. …
Digital Agenda: children using social networks at a younger age; many unaware of basic privacy risks, says survey
EU: “77% of 13-16 year olds and 38% of 9-12 year olds in the EU have a profile on a social networking site, according to a pan-European survey carried out for the European Commission. Yet, a quarter of children who use social networking sites like Facebook, Hyves, Tuenti, Nasza-Klasa SchuelerVZ, Hi5, Iwiw or Myvip say …
Senate Investigations Subcommittee Releases Levin-Coburn Report On the Financial Crisis
News release: “Concluding a two-year bipartisan investigation, Senator Carl Levin, D-Mich., and Senator Tom Coburn M.D., R-Okla., Chairman and Ranking Republican on the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, [April 13, 2011] released a 635-page final report on their inquiry into key causes of the financial crisis. The report catalogs conflicts of interest, heedless risk-taking and …
